Lesson 13. Building a 3D Scene

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Time

This lesson takes approximately 60 minutes to complete.

Goals

Manipulate layers and groups in 3D space

Add and manipulate a camera

Enable and work with 3D Canvas overlays

Build and transform 3D scenes

Work with axis modes

Use multiple viewports

Use the Frame Object command

Mix 2D and 3D groups

We live in a three-dimensional world, but Motion’s world takes place on a flat, two-dimensional computer screen.

Yet even on this flat screen, Motion lets you create a virtual 3D world in which you can move and rotate layers in three-dimensional space and use cameras to look at the world from different angles.

In this lesson, ...

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